KEPENTINGAN REPUBLIK RAKYAT TIONGKOK DALAM PEMBENTUKAN REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (RCEP)

Abstract

This research explains the Chinese interest in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and its connection to the East Asian region. Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a form of free trade agreement comprising 10 ASEAN countries and the 6 ASEAN FTA partners. Complexity that occurred in East Asia between China and Japan, Japan and South Korea, China and South Korea, affect completion of negotiations Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
This research used perspective neoliberalism as a reference to analyze the interest of Chinese in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. This research also used the theory of international cooperation to see the development of relations in East Asia. In addition, this study also uses the concept of regional integration to see direction of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement.
The final result of this research is the China interests to improve political economy in the East Asian region through the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. To achieve this purpose, China use the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in an effort to improve relations and cooperation to Japan and South Korea. China also intends to complete the Regional Trade Agreement which called the China-Japan-Korea Free Trade Agreements.
Keywords : Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, China Interests, political economy, regional integration.